Discovery to Chart Drake Passage Expedition

Discovery’s upcoming The Impossible Row will follow explorer Colin O’Brady and his crew on an expedition through the Drake Passage, a treacherous body of water located between the Southern tip of South America and the edge of Antarctica.

O’Brady and his team will attempt to cross the Drake Passage in a rowboat. Discovery will document the expedition in real time for the multiplatform series beginning this December, culminating in a feature-length doc that will air on the channel in 2020. Ongoing coverage will include a mid-form video series on DiscoveryGO as well as social media and television updates. Matador Content is producing The Impossible Row for Discovery.

“Expeditions of this magnitude belong on Discovery and we’re thrilled to have this story told across all of our platforms,” said Scott Lewers, executive VP of multiplatform programming, live events and network strategy at Discovery, Science and Animal Planet. “This project is about exploring the unknown and incredible humans pursuing record-breaking feats—all core to the Discovery brand.”

“Following my solo crossing of Antarctica last year, I’m continuing my mission to show the world that nothing is impossible,” O’Brady said. “Up until a couple of months ago, I had never rowed a boat. I’m incredibly excited to bring people onto the boat with us across Drake Passage, through groundbreaking live storytelling with Discovery, to encourage others to unlock their potential and achieve their own ‘impossible’ goals.”